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GREG 56 HOLLAND HEIGHT WEIGHT BATS/THROWS BIRTH DATE ML SERVICE 5-10 215 R/R 11/20/85 6.028

FULL NAME: Gregory Scott Holland BORN: Marion, North Carolina OPENING DAY AGE: 32 BECAME CARDINAL: Signed as a free agent, March 31, 2018 CONTRACT STATUS: Signed through 2018. MLB DEBUT: August 2, 2010 vs. Oakland

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COMPLETE RECORD Year Team W-L ERA G GS CG GF SHO SV IP H R ER HR HBP BB IBB SO WP BK BA 2007 Idaho Falls 6-1 3.48 22 0 0 18 0 6 33.2 28 16 13 1 1 15 0 37 3 1 .222 2008 Wilmington 4-5 3.42 32 7 0 8 0 4 84.1 70 37 32 4 1 35 2 96 8 0 .226 2009 Omaha 1-1 7 6 0 0 3 0 2 9 12 7 7 2 1 5 0 1 0 0 .343 NW Arkansas 3-2 3.18 29 0 0 19 0 8 45.1 46 16 16 2 0 19 0 49 6 0 .264 2010 Kansas City 0-1 6.75 15 0 0 10 0 0 18.2 23 15 14 3 0 8 0 23 2 0 .295 Omaha 3-3 3.81 36 0 0 16 0 3 56.2 40 26 24 3 0 30 1 60 4 0 .199 2011 Kansas City 5-1 1.8 46 0 0 15 0 4 60 37 13 12 3 1 19 3 74 7 0 .175 Omaha 2-0 2.08 13 0 0 6 0 2 21.2 13 5 5 1 0 11 0 27 2 0 .176 2012 Kansas City 7-4 2.96 67 0 0 36 0 16 67 58 22 22 2 0 34 7 91 3 1 .234 NW Arkansas# 0-1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 .143 2013 Kansas City 2-1 1.21 68 0 0 61 0 47 67 40 11 9 3 0 18 1 103 2 0 .170 2014 Kansas City 1-3 1.44 65 0 0 60 0 46 62.1 37 13 10 3 0 20 0 90 9 0 .170 2015 Kansas City 3-2 3.83 48 0 0 40 0 32 44.2 39 20 19 2 0 26 1 49 7 0 .239 2016 INJURED - DID NOT PITCH 2017 Colorado 3-6 3.61 61 0 0 *58 0 +41 57.1 40 24 23 7 1 26 1 70 7 0 .193 2018 Palm Beach 0-0 4.50 2 1 0 0 0 0 2.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .250 MINOR TOTALS 19-13 3.46 142 10 0 70 0 25 254.2 212 109 98 13 3 115 3 275 24 1 .227 MAJOR TOTALS 21-18 2.60 370 0 0 280 0 186 377.0 274 118 109 23 2 151 13 500 37 1 .201

+ Tied for league lead * Led league # Injury Rehabiliation Assignment

Note: Major League Uniform Numbers Worn: 56 (2010-15, ‘17-present).

WILD CARD RECORD Year Team W-L ERA G GS CG GF SHO SV IP H R ER HR HBP BB IBB SO WP BK BA 2014 KC vs. OAK 0-0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 .000 2017 COL vs. ARI 0-0 27.00 1 0 0 1 0 0 0.2 3 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 .600 W.C. TOTALS 0-0 10.80 2 0 0 1 0 0 1.2 3 2 2 0 0 4 2 1 1 0 .375 DIVISION SERIES RECORD Year Team W-L ERA G GS CG GF SHO SV IP H R ER HR HBP BB IBB SO WP BK BA 2014 KC vs. LAA 0-0 0.00 3 0 0 3 0 2 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 .000

LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES RECORD Year Team W-L ERA G GS CG GF SHO SV IP H R ER HR HBP BB IBB SO WP BK BA 2014 KC vs. BAL 0-0 2.25 4 0 0 4 0 4 4.0 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 .200

WORLD SERIES RECORD Year Team W-L ERA G GS CG GF SHO SV IP H R ER HR HBP BB IBB SO WP BK BA 2014 KC vs. SF 0-0 0.00 3 0 0 3 0 1 3.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 .100

REGULAR SEASON FIELDING RECORD Position PCT G PO A E TC DP .982 370 25 30 1 56 3

2017 SEASON HIGHS CAREER HIGHS Most IP: 1.1, twice. Last: 7/22 vs. Pittsburgh. Most IP: 3.0, 7/23/11 vs. Tamp Bay. Most : 3, three times. Last: 9/24 at San Diego. Most Strikeouts: 6, twice. Last: 7/23/11 vs. Tampa Bay. Most Walks: 3, 6/9 at Chicago (NL). Most Walks: 3, six times. Last: 6/9/17 at Chicago (NL). Most Runs Allowed: 4, 8/8 at Cleveland. Most Runs Allowed: 5, 8/27/10 at Cleveland. Most Hits Allowed: 3, three times. Last: 8/26 at Atlanta. Most Hits Allowed: 5, 8/27/10 at Cleveland. Most HRs Allowed: 1, seven times. Last: 9/9 at Los Angeles (NL). Most HRs Allowed: 1, 23 times. Last: 9/9/17 at Los Angeles (NL). Longest Winning Streak: 1 game, three times. Last: 9/4/17 vs. SF. Longest Winning Streak: . 4, twice, last: May 26-July 18, 2012 Longest Losing Streak: 4 games, 8/6-8/23 Longest Losing Streak: 4 games, 8/6-8/23/17. Longest Scoreless Streak: 10.2 IP, 4/21-5/21. Longest Scoreless Streak: 17.0 IP, 7/27-9/3/13.

CAREER TRANSACTIONS • Selected by in the 10th round (306th overall) of the June 2007 First-Year Player Draft. • On Kansas City disabled list (stress reaction, left ribcage), April 21 - May 12, 2012; included injury rehabilitation assignments to Northwest Arkansas (AA). • On Kansas City disabled list (right pectoral strain), April 18 - May 6, 2015. • Signed by the as a Major League free agent, January 28, 2017. • Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as a Major League free agent, March 31, 2018.

SINGLE-SEASON POSTSEASON SAVES Rank PLAYER TEAM YEAR SAVES 1. Kansas City Royals 2014 7 2. Philadelphia Phillies 2008 7 3. Rob Nen San Francisco Giants 2002 7 4. Anaheim Angels 2002 7 5. Boston Red Sox 2013 7 6. 1996 7 CAREER NOTES AWARDS & HONORS • Since 2010, has converted 186-of-206 opportunities, ranking 4th among Major League with a 90.3% Comeback Player of the Year save conversion rate. 2017: Colorado • Has three 40-save seasons since 2013, joining as one of only two pitchers in Major League National League All-Star to do so, posting 47 in 2013, 46 in 2014 and 41 2017: Colorado in 2017. • Named 2017 National League Comeback Player of the National League Relief Pitcher of the Month Year. The first Rockies player to win the award since 2017: Colorado - April Andres Galarraga during the 1993 expansion season. 2017: Colorado - May • Tied for the National League lead with 41 saves in 2017, tying the Rockies franchise record (Jose Jimenez, 2002). World Champions • Missed the 2015 postseason with the World Champion 2015: Kansas City Kansas City Royals and the entire 2016 season as a free agent, recovering from surgery. All-Star • Earned the Award in 2014 as the Top 2014: Kansas City Relief Pitcher in the American League posting 46 saves 2013: Kansas City with 1.44 ERA and 90 strikeouts. • Converted a career-high 31 cosecutive save attempts Mariano Rivera Award (5/30-9/13/2013). 2014: Kansas City • Voted 9th in the American League Cy Young Award race in 2013 and 2014 while with Kansas City. Also finished of the Year Award (GIBBY’S) 15th and 16th in the A.L. Most Valuable Player voting. 2014: Kansas City • Named to the American League All-Star team in 2013 and 2014 with Kansas City and 2017 with Colorado. American League Delivery Man of the Month • Recorded 23 straight saves to begin the 2017 season, 2013: Kansas City - July setting a Colorado Rockies franchise record. 2013: Kansas City - September • Established the Royals franchise record for ERA by a relief pitcher with a 1.21 ERA in 2013 Pitcher of the Week • Tabbed as National League Relief Pitcher of the Month 2010: Omaha (AAA) - July 20-26 for April and May in 2017. • Tied a Major League record with seven saves in the 2014 Mid-Season All-Star postseason. 2009: Midland (AA) • Has recorded a career-best 11 saves in a single month four different times (Aug. 2017, Aug. 2014, July 2013 & CAREER MILESTONES Sept. 2013). Major League Debut • Nailed down saves in all four games of the 2014 American League Championship Series against Baltimore. August 2, 2010 at Oakland • Led the Major Leagues with a 6.1 inherited runners scored percentage (33 inherited runners/2 scored) in 2011, First Major League Save establishing a new Royals franchise record. August 3, 2011 vs. Baltimore • Pitched on consecutive days in 94 instances including 56 saves in 63 save opportunities. First Major League Win May 19, 2011 vs. Texas • His 11 postseason appearances in 2014 rank T2nd in Royals franchise history (, 12, 2014). First Career 2017 August 10, 2010 vs. New York (AL) • In his first season with Colorado, tied the Rockies single- (8th inning, Nick Swisher, swinging) season record (Jose Jimenez, 2002) and tied for the National League lead with 41 saves. 100th Career Strikeout • Named to his third career All-Star team (also: 2014-15 June 27, 2014 vs. Los Angeles (AL) with Kansas City) pitching one scoreless inning with two strikeouts in Miami. 500th Career Strikeout • Recorded 23 consecutive saves to begin the season before September 30, 2017 vs. Los Angeles (NL) suffering his first blown save of the season at SF (6/15). (9th inning, Logan Forsythe, swinging) • After his first blown save on June 15, went 3-6 with 18 saves in 22 opportunities and a 5.51 ERA (32.2 IP, 20 ER). • Was named the National League Reliever of the Month in • Earned the Mariano Rivera Award as the top relief pitcher both April and May. Was 19-for-19 in save opportunities in the American League after finishing the season 1-1 with over that span, allowing three runs over 19.2 a 1.44 ERA (62.1 IP, 10 ER), 20 walks, 90 strikeouts and (1.37 ER), with 10 hits, six walks and 28 strikeouts. 46 saves in 48 opportunities. • His 11 saves in April tied the Rockies record for saves • Converted 19 straight saves from 5/6-7/23. within a single month (Brian Fuentes, May 2011 & Huston • Tied for 7th among A.L. relievers with 90 strikeouts, and Street, June 2009). became the first Royals reliever to record three seasons of • His nine saves in nine consecutive appearances tied the 90 or more strikeouts. club record set by Rockies Bullpen Coach Darren Holmes. • Pitched on consecutive days 21 times including five • Pitched on consecutive days 14 times with one stretch instances of three straight games. Converted 15-of-17 pitching three straight days (6/14-16) including saves in saves pitching on zero days rest. 11-of-12 consecutive day situations. • Ranked 8th among A.L. relievers with a .170 opponent • Was scored upon in 14-of-61 appearances with nine of batting average. those after the All-Star break. • Recorded his 100th career save vs. San Francisco (8/8). • Held opponents to a .193 batting average (40-for-407). • Recorded his 4th career multi-inning save vs. PIT (7/22) 2014 POSTSEASON: Tied a Major League record in the tossing 34 pitches, his most since 2012. postseason with seven saves in seven appearances...posted • Notched his 500th Major League strikeout Sept. 30 vs. Los an 0.82 ERA (11.0 IP, 1 ER), with four hits and 15 strikeouts in Angeles-NL in the 9th inning (Forsythe). 11 appearances...tied a Major League record, collecting saves in all four games of the ALCS vs. Baltimore...earned his first 2017 POSTSEASON: Pitched 0.2 innings in the National save at SF (10/24). League Wild Card Game, allowing two runs on three hits with one walk, only his second career postseason appearance in 2013 which he allowed a run (10/10/2014 at BAL). • Was named an American League All-Star while setting the Royals single-season record with 47 saves. 2016 • Was 2-1 with a 1.21 ERA (67.0 IP, 9 ER), 18 walks and 103 • Was not a member of any MLB organization and missed strikeouts and converted 47 of his 50 saves. the entire season as a free agent recovering from Tommy • Ranked 2nd in the American League and 3rd in MLB in John surgery. saves. 2015 • Nailed down 11 saves in a month twice (July & September), leading MLB in each of those months and marking his • Was one of five pitchers to record at least 30 saves in each career-high for a month. of the past three seasons (2013-15) joining , • His 40 saves from May 30 to the end of the season were six , and . more than any other MLB pitcher. • Missed the final two weeks of the regular season with a • Converted a career-high 31 cosecutive save attempts UCL tear which required Tommy John surgery (10/2) and (5/30-9/13). kept him out of the Royals postseason run to the World Championship. • Made 68 appearances with his last 65 consecutive appearances of exactly 1.0 inning. • Pitched on consecutive days 13 times with one instance of three straight days (6/7-9). • Pitched on consecutive days 20 times converting 16-of-17 saves in those appearances. • Was placed on the 15-day disabled list (4/17) with a right pectoral strain. Reinstated on May 6. • Allowed four earned runs over his first three appearances and then posted a 0.69 ERA (65.0 IP, 5 ER) from April 9 • Finished 8th in the American League with 32 saves and 10th through the end of the season. with 40 games finished. • Led A.L. relievers with 103 strikeouts, which also tied the • Was 3-0 with a 2.70 ERA (26.2 IP/8 ER) prior to the All-Star Royals franchise record (, 1971) and then passed Break and 0-2 with a 5.50 ERA (18.0 IP/11 ER) in his final by Wade Davis in 2014 with 109. 20 appearances of the season. • Recorded the lowest ERA by a Royals reliever (1.21), • Did not allow an earned run over his first seven outings of surpassing the 1.37 by Jeff Montgomery in 1989. the season (5/8-5/10). • Ran off 17 consecutive scoreless appearances (7/27-9/13) 2015 POSTSEASON: Missed the entire postseason covering a career-high 17.0 scoreless innings recovering from Tommy John surgery. • Led American League relief pitchers (2nd, MLB, A. Chapman) averaging 13.84 strikeouts per nine innings 2014 • Made his second consecutive All-Star team, finishing second in the American League and third in the Majors with 46 saves. • Pitched a perfect seventh inning at the All-Star Game in Minnesota, helping the A.L. to a 5-3 win. 2012 2010 • Opened the season as the Royals set-up man before taking • Posted 11.09 strikeouts/9 IP, ranking 7th among MLB over the closer role when was traded to pitchers with 15 or more appearances. the Reds on July 31. • Made his Major League debut at OAK (8/2) and allowed one • Struck out a then career-high 91 batters, ranking 2nd run on two hits in one inning. among Royals relief pitchers (Tim Collins, 93) and 3rd in • Recorded his first strikeout vs. NYY (8/12) 10 days later the American League. fanning Nick Swisher in the 9th inning. • Ranked 2nd among American League pitchers with 12.22 • Allowed runs in 7-of-15 appearances in the Major Leagues. strikeouts/9 IP. • Made five appearances of 2.0 or more innings with a • Pitched on consecutive days 20 times with three straight season-high of 2.2 innings and four strikeouts at DET (8/23). days (9/19-21) once. • Converted 16-of-18 saves, ranking T14th in the A.L. MINOR LEAGUE HIGHLIGHTS • Converted 13 straight save opportunities from 8/1-9/9 • Named 2009 Texas League Mid-Season All-Star. before blowing a save at MIN (9/13). Was 2-1 with a 1.40 • Pacific Coast League Pitcher of the Week (July 20-26) ERA and 25 strikeouts in 19.1 innings during the stretch. in 2010. • Led the Royals with 36 games finished and ranked 4th on • Made seven starts in 2008 with Wilmington (A), his only the team with nine Holds. professional starts until two rehab starts in 2012 while on • Made four scoreless appearances of 2.0 innings or more. assignment with Northwest Arkansas (AA). • Was placed on the 15-day disabled list with a left rib stress reaction on April 21. Was reinstated on May 11 and was 7-2 BACKGROUND / PERSONAL with a 2.08 ERA after returning from the D.L. • Graduated from McDowell High School in Marion, North • Made two starts on his injury rehab assignment with Carolina. Northwest Arkansas (AA), his first starts since 2008. • Played college baseball at Western Carolina University where he led the team with 10 saves and earned First Team 2011 All-Southern Conference in 2007, helping the Catamounts • Opened the season with Omaha (AAA) and was recalled on to the Southern Conference title May 19, remaining with Kansas City the rest of the season. • Married to his wife Lacey and they have a son, Nash • Earned his first MLB win in his 2011 debut vs. TEX (5/19). Gregory. • Did not allow a run in his first nine MLB appearances • He and his wife Lacey organized a Toys of Summer event covering 12.2 innings. at a Kansas City area hospital in 2014. • Struck out a career-high six batters twice (6/1 vs. LAA & • Resides in Asheville, North Carolina. 7/23 vs. TB). • Pitched a career-high 3.0 innings vs. TB (7/23). • Led the Major Leagues with a 6.1 inherited runners scored percentage (33 inherited runners/2 scored), marking the Royals franchise record. • Led all rookie relief pitchers with a 1.80 ERA. • Ranked 5th among MLB rookie relief pitchers with 74 strikeouts, T3rd with five wins and 4th with a .175 opponent batting average. • Led the Royals with 18 Holds and ranked T13th among American League relievers. • Ranked 7th among A.L. relievers with 11.10 strikeouts/9 IP and 4th with 8.55 baserunners/9 IP. • His six double plays induced ranked 2nd among Royals relief pitchers behind Joakim Soria. • Made 20 appearances of four outs or more ranking T8th among A.L. relievers with nine appearances of 2.0 IP or more.